90 Day Report - Day Count 'Restart' Confusion

[Sean1982]

Hey guys,

Should be a quick question to answer for someone in the know.

As per Immigration on their online 90 day reporting form:

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• Applicants can submit this online application within 15 days but not less than 7 days before the due date of notification.

• However, if you leave Thailand anytime during the 90-day period, then the day count will restart from upon the arrival date of your re-entry into Thailand.

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I have a "Receipt of Notification" from my first 90 day report stapled into my passport specifying that I should notify my address again on the 03rd of November (tomorrow - obviously too late for the online form, but I can travel to immigration if necessary).

However, I visited Europe in early September (completed a re-entry form at the airport before departing), and arrived back into Bangkok on the 27th of September (stamp in passport confirming as such).

Based on what Immigration have written then, am I correctly understanding that instead of having to report tomorrow (as written on the 'receipt of notification'), I have until (or 15 days prior to) December 26th to submit a report? - 90 days following the date on my re-entry stamp.

I've phoned immigration in the past re. other queries, but unfortunately on several occasions received conflicting / incorrect information; I'd therefore prefer to ask here in the hope that someone who's been in this position can confirm as I don't want to waste 1/2 a day tomorrow at immigration. Obviously things could get messy if I am supposed to go tomorrow but don't show-up (or at least within 7 days) so I'd appreciate any concrete advice.

Other info if it's at all useful:

> I'm recently married to a Thai (so extension of stay is based on this)

> the re-entry stamp I received after returning to BKK says I'm admitted until the 30th of June'16.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[elviajero]

• Yes. You need to report 90 days after re-entering the country (Dec 26th).

You do not need to report tomorrow.

The 90 day count resets when you re-enter the country.

[Evilbaz]

Just remove the redundant slip about 03 Nov from the passport unless they get confused next time you report.

[KhunBENQ]

Arriving Sep 27.

Your next due date is Dec 25. (Sep 27 plus 89 days).

Throw the last receipt of notification to the bin.

[Liquorice]

Arriving Sep 27.

Your next due date is Dec 25. (Sep 27 plus 89 days).

Throw the last receipt of notification to the bin.

Agreed!

The day of arrival counts as day one.

Friday 25th Dec is your next report date.

If you try online reporting it could be rejected because the dates of reporting don't match on the local database.

It depends if the IO at Immigration entry reset your report date on the database.

You may have to attend in person so your local IO can see your entry stamp and reset your report dates.

It would be interesting to know.

[Sean1982]

Thank you elviajero, Evilbaz, KhunBENQ and Faz.

Arriving Sep 27.

Your next due date is Dec 25. (Sep 27 plus 89 days).

Good catch, thanks.

Just remove the redundant slip about 03 Nov from the passport unless they get confused next time you report.

Yeah, probably makes sense - I'll remove it from the passport (but keep it accessible just in case).

If you try online reporting it could be rejected because the dates of reporting don't match on the local database.

It depends if the IO at Immigration entry reset your report date on the database.

You may have to attend in person so your local IO can see your entry stamp and reset your report dates.

It would be interesting to know.

I was wondering about this too. Assuming I try going the online route in December, I'll update re. what happens.

Thanks again for the help guys.

[IMA_FARANG]

Should be no problem,

Just remember however there are Thai holidays in November and December.

The red ones are official holidays and immigration won't be open.

5 December (Saturday) The King's Birthday (Father's Day)

7 December (Monday) The King's Birthday Substitution Day

10 December (Thursday) Constitution Day

22 December (Tuesday) December Solstice

24 December (Thursday) Christmas Eve

25 December (Friday) Christmas Day

31 December (Thursday) New Year's Eve

And of course CW is not open on weekends either, so plan ahead.

Note that some of the senior staff (supervisors) may elect to take vacation days

during that time also (they have priority of choice because of their seniority).

[razer]

It is possible you may not be able to do the revised 90 day on line as they may have you listed as a failure to report.

[novo58]

To the OP .............I had a similar situation at the start of Oct . Have been living in Thailand for 2 years ( retirement extension).Left for Aust in Sept and returned to Thailand in early Oct.

As I had read here about the household owner needing to report a foreigner staying in house ( even thou I had been staying with GF for last 2 yrs)........

I took the GF to immigration ( Udon Thani) ,to report that I had returned from overseas and was AGAIN living at her address ( although this was same address from extension applications, 90 reports etc).

Was told NO NEED to advise foreigner living in house ( again) as it was the same address that was already on the Immigration computer.

MY ( now old receipt advising next 90 day report) was still in my passport and totally co-incidentally the old report ( now not due as I had left the country) required me to report on the same date as I took GF to Immigration.

The Imm officer duly did a 90 day report( even thou it wasnt needed due to my leaving the country) This was ONE DAY after returning to Thailand.

No problem as I was in Immigration office anyway.

[Liquorice]

Thank you elviajero, Evilbaz, KhunBENQ and Faz.

Arriving Sep 27.

Your next due date is Dec 25. (Sep 27 plus 89 days).

Good catch, thanks.

Just remove the redundant slip about 03 Nov from the passport unless they get confused next time you report.

Yeah, probably makes sense - I'll remove it from the passport (but keep it accessible just in case).

If you try online reporting it could be rejected because the dates of reporting don't match on the local database.

It depends if the IO at Immigration entry reset your report date on the database.

You may have to attend in person so your local IO can see your entry stamp and reset your report dates.

It would be interesting to know.

I was wondering about this too. Assuming I try going the online route in December, I'll update re. what happens.

Thanks again for the help guys.

OP your next 90 day is due on 25th Dec.

You can try the online report at the earliest on Fri 11th Dec

At the latest Fri 18th Dec.

No holiday periods in between.

You can apply at weekends, but Immigration will only approve on weekdays.

You should know within 48 hours (working days) if you are approved or have to visit Immigration.

[Doc46]

• Yes. You need to report 90 days after re-entering the country (Dec 26th).
• You do not need to report tomorrow.
• The 90 day count resets when you re-enter the country.

That is right if you reported to Immigration the day after you reentered Thailand ,That is what they told me at Immigration when I left Thailand. I did report to Immigration the day After reentering Thailand and my 90 day restarted again.

[nithisa78]

Ask the lawyer or ubonjoe. Enjoy the day.

[Sean1982]

IMA_FARANG, kind of you to think about / post that info, thank you!

novo58, good to know - I guess it makes sense that we can report (in person at least) any time within the 90 days (moving the next notification period to 90 days from that point) as some people may need to take extended trips and otherwise might miss their initial report date. That knowledge could come in useful next time I plan my travel, thank you.

Faz, thanks again for taking the time to help, appreciated.

Razer, yeah, I'm guessing that'll be the case; I'll give the online tool a try first and update with what happens so others can benefit. Thanks.

Doc46, thanks for the post. I may have misunderstood what you wrote, but from what I gather, I think what happened in your case is what novo58's post above highlighted - that you can seemingly report (in person) at any time within the 90 days (even 1 day after returning), and that your next 90 day report would then be due 90 days from then, BUT, I'm not sure you actually needed to go to immigration the day after you returned (unless perhaps your situation / visa / extension of stay reason is different to mine?). Based on the above posts and others, it seems that the info you will have provided (and the stamp you received) when you arrived back in Thailand (assuming you successfully submitted a re-entry form before you left) would have been enough to push the next reporting date out by 90 days from your arrival date (well, arrival date + 89 days)... after all, the entry form would have asked you to confirm your address in Thailand etc. and would / should have been entered into a database ready for your return (and the database updated then with the date once you got back).

If Immigration themselves advised you differently, perhaps your situation is different to mine, or there was a misunderstanding? After a bit of research I'm confident that what the posters have stated in this thread is correct (though I guess I'll know for certain at the end of December ); please advise though if I've misread / misunderstood what you wrote, or if you're very confident I'm mistaken.

Nithisa78, I think this has been cleared-up now, but thanks for the tip!

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Great to have plenty of helpful people on this forum, thanks again.

[nithisa78]

Bon Voyage - Good journey.

[Sean1982]

It is possible you may not be able to do the revised 90 day on line as they may have you listed as a failure to report.

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If you try online reporting it could be rejected because the dates of reporting don't match on the local database.

It depends if the IO at Immigration entry reset your report date on the database.

You may have to attend in person so your local IO can see your entry stamp and reset your report dates.

It would be interesting to know.

Hi Faz, I tried the online form early last week leaving plenty of time to spare, but the application wasn't approved - possibly for the reasons quoted above (the info I entered was definitely correct).

Went to immigration today and was in and out without a problem.

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* For anyone who may find the below information useful but might miss it otherwise:

As per immigration: "if you leave Thailand anytime during the 90-day period, then the day count will restart from upon the arrival date of your re-entry into Thailand" – however, don't rely on being able to use the online reporting tool in this scenario, it seems you may have to report to immigration in person.